The appalling murder of Jume Tahir, a renowned Islamic religious leader in Xinjiang, is another flagrant challenge by the violent terrorists to the common rules of the entire human society and it can by no means be tolerated.
China's ongoing anti-corruption investigations into officials who have close ties to China National Petroleum Corp, the country's oil giant, may affect the company's business operations and a billion-dollar project in Canada, experts said.
Zhou Yongkang, a native of Wuxi in Jiangsu province, was born in December 1942 and joined the Communist Party of China in November 1964.
The launch of a public, if carefully stage-managed, investigation into Mr Zhou will lend teeth to an anti-corruption campaign that has been the centerpiece of President Xi Jinping's administration since he took power in late 2012.
"While combating lawbreakers, the government should also develop the perfect mechanism to prevent such cases and better implement regulation. The 'big tiger' has been seized. It is a great warning to others who might be overstepping the line."
Zhou Bin, the younger son of former top security chief Zhou Yongkang, has been placed under detention on a charge of illegal business dealings, an article on Caijing magazine's website said on Tuesday.
The country's top decision-making body said on Tuesday that reform remains its key priority after it met to discuss the progress of the economy.
A man of 77 has traveled 2,400 km to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
A 142-year-old Catholic church was severely damaged by a fire on Monday morning in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. The cause is still being investigated.
A bridge in Tibet's Xigaze prefecture that is scheduled to open in October is expected to increase bilateral trade between China and Nepal, Tibetan officials said.
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